Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Will

From
"Do-it-Yourself" online wills to wills drafted by inexperienced
attorneys, we routinely see the same mistakes made over and over. Not
fixing these mistakes can cost your family after you are gone.

Estate Planning Q & A

Frequently Asked Questions

Estate Planning

Question: Do I Need Estate Planning?

As Benjamin Franklin once said, “in this world nothing can be said
to be certain, except death and taxes.” Given these inevitable
certainties of life, many people nevertheless still put off estate
planning. From being too busy to deal with it today and thinking that
you have plenty of time to take care of it some other day, the failure
to timely plan for the inevitable can leave your family having to pick
up the pieces if something does happen to you....

Last Will & Testament

Question: Do I Need a Will?

Should I have a will? We get this question from clients often. The
answer to this question depends on what you want to accomplish with
regard to transferring your estate at the time of your death.
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Living Trust

Question: What is a Living Trust?

A Living Trust is a written legal document used as a tool in estate
planning to transfer assets to your heirs, and works as a partial
substitution of your Last Will & Testament. With a living trust,
your assets (your home, bank accounts and stocks, for example) are put
into the trust, administered for your benefit during your lifetime, and
then transferred to your beneficiaries when you die.

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